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The Bottom LineMarch 8, 2012Maker of Fender guitars to rock the market with $200 million offering

The company that makes the guitars that have graced some of the biggest stars of rock and pop -- including The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton -- has filed for a public stock offering worth $200 million.Fender is “closely associated with the birth of rock 'n' roll and has a strong legacy in music and in popular culture,” the company said in a registration filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.